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In reply to the discussion: Who is your favorite Irish musician/band/song? [View all]mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)34. Just busted out my archives and took these two for ya, couldn't find my WAiA tape
but just included a pic of a tape I made myself. I always used to cut out pics from mags to make the 'cover' of my homemade tapes lol.
There's also my Joshua Tree copy on vinyl opened to the center pic, with a couple of my 45/Singles (thought I also had one more? Anyways, only way to get Luminous Times and Spanish Eyes back then!), my April 1987 Joshua Tree Tour program, and all my U2 Tickets ... the first one was 1985, it was a Amnesty Int'l tour called 'A Conspiracy of Hope', with U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, and Peter Gabriel. So I guess it was 8 times, total
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Rory was the first that came to my mind. Lots of good stuff from the Emerald Isle, though.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2019
#40
That's so f***ing brilliant, man ... I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this version of this song
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#25
Just busted out my archives and took these two for ya, couldn't find my WAiA tape
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#34
I LOVE her first album ... might be the greatest single sexy-time album of all-time ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#26
Saw 'em on that tour ... 1992 I believe ... Great American Music Hall, SF ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#36
Waterboys are kinda more Scottish, really, though they've had members from all over UK
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#38